Panarctic Flora

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3309061 Carex aterrima subsp. aterrima Hoppe

Distribution

Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= 54. - Europe (C), Siberia (S). - Hadac and Hasková (1956); Krogulevich (1971).

Geography: European (C) - Asian: SIB.

Notes: Several races of Carex aterrima have been described. The arguments of Egorova (1966a) point towards inclusion of C. aterrima in C. atrata as a subspecies, those of Egorova (1999) point towards a species.

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